Summer hay is being cut and baled. Swallows swoop around the farm fields, feasting on crickets and insects in the afternoon sun. Beach days and long swims are a day-long affair. And grills are cooking up tonight's dinner. July is here and we are loving it.

East Choppers learn sailing fundamentals in Oak Bluffs harbor. – Timothy Johnson
Gay Head Light beacon shines through hazy skies. – Alison L. Mead
Deer Tick kept the dance floor hopping at the Lamp Post. – John Zannini
Sunrise over Chappy at Edgartown harbor. – Ray Ewing
The Seeker at night. – Jeanna Shepard
Overcast skies above but lifeguards on duty at State Beach. – Alice June Thompson
Coiled ropes aboard ferry as artistic still life. – Jenifer Strachan
Breakfast at the Black Dog: worth the wait. – Mark Alan Lovewell
Welcome day lilies. – Jeanna Shepard
Fleece and fog for these Island sheep. – Albert O. Fischer
Chappy point is the place to be. – Jeanna Shepard
Surf’s up at South Beach. – Ray Ewing
Allen Whiting rakes hay while the sun shines. – Albert O. Fischer
Daylong soccer tournament comes to an end at Veterans Park in Vineyard Haven. – John Zannini
Fourth of July fireworks at Edgartown lighthouse. – Mark Alan Lovewell
End of day at the Menemsha jetty. – Timothy Johnson
West Tisbury hay bales. – Alice June Thompson
A picture of Americana at the Camp Ground. – Mark Alan Lovewell
Chris Murphy aboard the Vanity. – Ray Ewing
Hazy day at Moshup Beach in Aquinnah. – Jeanna Shepard
Morning crossing. – John Zannini
Business as usual in Menemsha harbor. – Mark Alan Lovewell
Annual rite of summer. – Timothy Johnson
Polar Bears greet the day at Inkwell Beach. – Jeanna Shepard
Sunrise over Vineyard Haven harbor. – Mark Alan Lovewell
Make way for the Chappy ferry. – Jeanna Shepard
East Chop acrobatics. – Jeanna Shepard
Swordfish harpooner statue, familiar sight in Menemsha. – Jeanna Shepard
What’s that in the water? (It’s a cormorant.) – Jeanna Shepard
This old truck in West Tisbury. – Timothy Johnson
During the summer we see stars. – Ray Ewing
Chilmark store porch is bustling place in the summer. – Maria Thibodeau
Donkey and barn. – Ray Ewing

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